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Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day

Date:

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm

Event Type:

Family Program

Special Event

Location: Shelburne, VT

Fee: Free with admission to the property

A draft horse renaissance is taking root as people become increasingly interested in sustainable agriculture, renewable forms of energy, traditional farm equipment and practices, and greater connection with the land. Currently, over one hundred farms in Vermont use animal power. Join us to celebrate this shift toward the traditional practice of farming with horse-drawn equipment during The Green Mountain Draft Horse Association’s annual field day.

Meet the farmers who use draft animal power and learn about working horse breeds including Suffolk Punch, Halflinger, Percheron, Clydesdale, Shire, and Belgian while they demonstrate plowing, seeding, reaping, binding, and threshing. A 1910 threshing machine will separate grain from the straw of oats that had previously been harvested with an antique reaper binder pulled by draft horses.

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Shelburne Farms by horse and wagon ($8/person). Watch a video of the 2011 event here